Wed.Nov 15, 2023

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ERP Digitization: MRO as a Business Driver

Supply Chain Brain

The state of the economy and the mounting push to digitize supply chain processes are driving a creative approach to maintaining the integrity of your company's item master.

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UPS unveils Supply Chain Symphony platform in push for greater shipper visibility

Supply Chain Dive

The offering allows customers to access previously standalone data from the company's different services in one place.

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AI in Procurement and ‘Autogmentation’ Part 4 — Procurement use cases of AI and Generative AI

Spend Matters

In This content is for members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read. The post AI in Procurement and ‘Autogmentation’ Part 4 — Procurement use cases of AI and Generative AI appeared first on Spend Matters.

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Amazon unveils heavy-lifting warehouse robot Titan

Supply Chain Dive

A fulfillment center in San Antonio is the first to use the technology in its operations to carry larger and bulkier items.

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Tariffs on the Table: How to Brief the Board and C‑Suite With Confidence

“What should we do about the tariffs?” There’s no straightforward answer — every leader has a different expectation. CFOs want numbers. COOs want action. CEOs want strategy. And supply chain and procurement leaders need to be ready with the right response — fast. That’s why GEP has created a simple three-part framework that will help CPOs and CSCOs brief the board and C-suite with clarity and confidence.

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Zip Forward 2023: Recap of first annual Zip User Conference

Spend Matters

On November 8, Zip hosted its first annual Zip Forward User Conference in San Francisco, California. At the event, the provider revealed several new solution features, including a relatively robust sourcing module. Zip also hosted panels and facilitated keynotes and Q&A sessions with various procurement and finance leaders from notable customers, such as Snowflake, OpenAI, Discover and Northwestern Mutual.

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Under Armour ‘really excited’ about progress on inventory

Supply Chain Dive

Growth in stock levels has shrunk considerably as the sportswear brand sells through pack-and-hold products and funnels excess stock to its outlet stores.

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Flexport to open fulfillment center in New Jersey

Supply Chain Dive

The Phillipsburg site adds to the company’s existing large-scale warehouse operations in Atlanta and Los Angeles.

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Walgreens Wants Stores to Double as Fulfillment Centers

Supply Chain Brain

Walgreens said that its new initiative will make the management of online orders more efficient by creating a single system for handling goods.

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Watsonx: a game changer for embedding generative AI into commercial solutions

IBM Supply Chain Blog

IBM watsonx is changing the game for enterprises of all shapes and sizes, making it easy for them to embed generative AI into their operations. This week, the CEO of WellnessWits, an IBM Business Partner, announced they embed watsonx in their app to help patients ask questions about chronic disease and more easily schedule appointments with physicians.

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Robots to Outnumber People at UPS’s Massive New Warehouse

Supply Chain Brain

The package-handling giant plans to fill the $79 million facility with more than 3,000 robots by 2024 to handle tasks like lifting, reducing the need for manual labor.

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How to Modernize Manufacturing Without Losing Control

Speaker: Andrew Skoog, Founder of MachinistX & President of Hexis Representatives

Manufacturing is evolving, and the right technology can empower—not replace—your workforce. Smart automation and AI-driven software are revolutionizing decision-making, optimizing processes, and improving efficiency. But how do you implement these tools with confidence and ensure they complement human expertise rather than override it? Join industry expert Andrew Skoog as he explores how manufacturers can leverage automation to enhance operations, streamline workflows, and make smarter, data-dri

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Kearney Experts Publish Supply Chain Operations book

SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

A new book, Strong Supply Chains Through Resilient Operations, from the consultants at Kearney offers real-world examples and insight on how to build resilient supply chain operations.

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Transfix Launches RFP Manager Tool

Supply Chain Brain

Transfix said that this new feature will allow companies to manage an RFP in just minutes rather than in hours.

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When Does A Five Cent Part Cost You A Million

Procurement Insights

Based on my research – including feedback from practitioners, here are the three main challenges manufacturers face today : Data Accuracy regarding evolving PO information and final reconciliation, including the negative impact on supplier relationships, e.g., DPOs/DSOs. Overcoming Supplier Resistance to Adoption – forcing the supplier to adopt a different system, e.g., focusing on “supplier adoptability” versus “supplier adaptability.” Strategic Provider Partnering

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Are SaaS Apps the Achilles’ Heel for Supply Chain Attacks?

Supply Chain Brain

The shift toward an increasingly digital workforce has led to a massive increase in software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications. Yet many come with serious vulnerabilities, turning them from an asset into a liability.

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How Companies Are Navigating Tariff Chaos with GEP’s AI-Powered Procurement Platform

Tariffs are no longer just policy noise. They’re driving real, bottom-line impact. One policy shift and your sourcing strategy is upside down. This bulletin cuts straight to the point. How Market-Leading Companies Are Navigating Tariff Chaos with GEP’s AI-Powered Procurement Platform breaks down how procurement teams are staying ahead of the chaos with real-time insights, smarter sourcing moves and AI-powered agility.

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The ULTIMATE Preferred Procurement Betrayal – The Story of a Scandalous Supplier and Their Supposed Status

Ms. Category Management

November 15, 2023 - The ULTIMATE Preferred Procurement Betrayal – The Story of a Scandalous Supplier and Their Supposed Status

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DOE Invests Another $3.5B in U.S. Battery Industry

Supply Chain Brain

The DOE is looking to strengthen the U.S.’s battery supply chain because the estimated demand for lithium is expected to increase tenfold by 2030.

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BP and JLL: Reimagining Real Estate and Facilities Management Outsourcing

Vested Way

Since its inception in 1908 the bp story has always been about transitions. bp’s purpose is reimagining energy with a big hairy audacious goal to help the world reach net zero emissions by 2050 and improve people’s lives. bp plans to get there by dramatically reducing carbon in bp’s operations and production facilities and by growing new low-carbon businesses, products and services.

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Istanbul Airport to Offer Cargo Community System

Supply Chain Brain

The system will enable operators, companies, airlines and other agencies to access all types of cargo-related information on a single platform.

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A Roadmap For Modernization: How To Break Free From Your Monolith Before July 31, 2026

Speaker: Jason Cottrell and Gireesh Sahukar

Retailers know the clock is ticking–legacy SAP Commerce support ends in 2026. Legacy platforms are becoming a liability burdened by complexity, rigidity, and mounting operational costs. But modernization isn’t just about swapping out systems, it’s about preparing for a future shaped by real-time interactions, AI powered buying assistants, and flexible commerce architecture.

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How to Optimise a Small Procurement Department

Barkers Procurement

There are several different reasons why you might wish to optimise your procurement department. Your business or organisation could be entering a new growth phase or a growth strategy phase. You might be developing a new product or breaking into a new market. Then there are more straightforward business reasons such as the need to control costs and increase profitability.

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Russian Roulette: The High-Stakes Game of U.S. and EU Sanctions on Russia

Supply Chain Brain

While economic sanctions aim to pressure targeted countries, it's critical to scrutinize their reciprocal impact on the enforcing countries' economies.

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375 – Blended: ‘Did They Just Say That?’ The Truth About Microaggression

Let's Talk Supply Chain

 Welcome back to Blended! It’s episode 38, we are once again joined by a fresh new panel of inspirational professionals, and today, we’re talking about microaggression. It’s a term you’re sure to have heard. First used around 1970 by Harvard psychiatrist, Dr. Chester Pierce, it initially described the regular insults and dismissals he witnessed, from non-black people towards the black community.

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Retailers Left with Excess Inventory Ahead of Holiday Season, Analysts Say

Supply Chain Brain

Two-thirds of the 30 retailers analyzed had inventory turnover rates below their peers, which indicates excess stock and/or slow sales.

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Procurement Is Navigating a Tech Tsunami (and It’s Upending How You Work)

Procurement is in the middle of a tech tsunami. And if it feels like the old playbooks aren’t working anymore, that’s because they aren’t. Agentic AI. Autonomous procurement. Unified source-to-pay ecosystems. These innovations are converging and transforming how procurement teams operate. The GEP 2025 Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report breaks it all down.

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AI-Empowered Procurement – Part 3: Solving Procurement’s Data Problems with Automation

Art of Procurement

In this four-part special series, host Philip Ideson speaks with members of the LavenirAI team about the current and future. The post AI-Empowered Procurement – Part 3: Solving Procurement’s Data Problems with Automation appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Technology Round-Up — November 15, 2023

CPO Rising

CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up Series returns today with fresh supply management technology news and updates covering a few recent major announcements. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend management solution provider and you are continually innovating the way that procurement and supply chain leaders and practitioners drive value, we’d love to hear from you.